Cup Plant (Silphium perfoliatum) Range Map

Native Range

Prairie Wildflower
Blooms: July - September

Habitat: Cup Plant prefers full or partial sun with moist loamy soil. Look for Cup Plant in moist black soil prairies, moist meadows near rivers, low-lying woodland edges and thickets, fens and seeps, lake borders, fence rows, and along ditches near railroads.